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Ancient Art: Immortal Dreams

• Long-term installation opening Oct 14, 2007
• Northend Gallery

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Ancient Art: Immortal Dreams thematically explores the notion of "life after death" as it existed in ancient cultures. Using objects of ritual significance, Ancient Art: Immortal Dreams probes into the complexities of human belief systems and polytheistic world views, exploring the roles of gods and heroes as facilitators and allegorical models, and the rituals to achieve a place in an afterlife. In particular, the exhibition highlights the flirtation with divinity by the elite in the ancient world. In addition to portrait heads and funerary jewels and vessels, this exhibition will incorporate ancient Egyptian objects for comparison to the Greek and Roman objects included in the show.

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